Hospital Status In Doubt

DIGEST

July 25, 1992|Staff reports

While hospital officials said late Friday that they are ``very close`` to an agreement with doctors to reopen North Broward Medical Center`s trauma unit, state officials said they may remove the hospital`s trauma status if it is not open by next week.

The hospital closed its trauma center 10 days ago when trauma surgeons stopped working their shifts because administrators refused them a permanent contract.

The rest of the hospital, including the emergency room, has remained open.

State officials said they do not want to rush North Broward into a hasty or flimsy agreement with doctors, but cannot keep its trauma designation much longer if the trauma center does not reopen.